Porters Mountain
Porters Mountain rises to 1,942 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,942 m
How to reach it
- 28.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Moose Butte: 3.4 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Mother Lode Hill: 5.6 mi
- Sweeny Hill: 6.8 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 11.3 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 17.0 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 18.9 mi
- West Fork Point: 19.6 mi
- Sheep Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 21.2 mi
- Freds Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 24.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Selway Falls: 23.5 mi
- Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 18.4 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 18.9 mi
- Buckskin Bill's Cabin: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Porters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | WSW 243° | 2,683 m | 12.2 mi |
| Oregon Butte | SW 215° | 2,565 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mineral Hill | SW 226° | 2,550 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | WSW 237° | 2,539 m | 13.8 mi |
| Concord Hill | SW 228° | 2,521 m | 15.6 mi |
| Shining Butte | SW 228° | 2,520 m | 17.8 mi |
| Drumlummen Point | SW 214° | 2,492 m | 16.3 mi |
| Boston Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,334 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388787 — Porters Mountain, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358658069
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